BrlA, abaA and wetA are pivotal regulators of conidiophore development and conidium maturation (PubMed:26283234). They act individually and together to regulate their own expression and that of numerous other sporulation-specific genes (). Binds promoters of target genes at brlA response elements (BREs) containing the conserved sequence 5'-(C/A)(A/G)AGGG(G/A)-3' ().